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Tortuga in a sentence

Tortuga meaning

An island forming part of Haiti.

Using Tortuga

  • The main meaning on this page is: An island forming part of Haiti.
  • In the example corpus, tortuga often appears in combinations such as: of tortuga.

Context around Tortuga

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bread 1× morritts 1× freeport 1× far 1× french 1×

Often after:

waking 1× experience 1× fri 1× suffered 1× club 1× project 1× bertrand 1× 1975 1× limited 1× buccaneers 1×

Sentence patterns with Tortuga

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and french tortuga 1× buccaneering on tortuga was augmented 1× daily bread tortuga fri april 1× governor of tortuga bertrand d 1× island of tortuga limited their 1× island of tortuga suffered some 1× island of tortuga île de 1× marque to tortuga buccaneers and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before you drop 1× chris karns pl 1× further reports were 1× in 1974 baby 1× in the 1660s 1× less swashbuckling but 1×

Common sentence endings:

and french tortuga 1× by the belt 1× from port royal 1× houses were destroyed 1× of northern haiti 1× sell their booty 1×

Words around Tortuga

Just before it in the word index:

tortue 8 torts 39 tortosa 3 tortorici 2 tortorella 27 tortora 2

Just after it in the word index:

tortuguero 3 tortuguita 7 tortuous 51 torture 1.072 tortured 530 torturer 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Tortuga

  • In this selection, "tortuga" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bread, morritts, freeport, waking, experience and fri stand out and add context to how "tortuga" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and french tortuga and buccaneering on tortuga was augmented. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tortuga" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tortuga

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In 1974, Baby Doc expropriated the Freeport Tortuga project and this caused the venture to collapse. (16 words)

The island of Tortuga (Île de la Tortue) is located off the coast of northern Haiti. (16 words)

Chris Karns (PL Live), Borahm Lee (Break Science), Daily Bread, Tortuga, Fri., April 20, 10 p.m., $20. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The early English governors of Jamaica freely granted letters of marque to Tortuga buccaneers and to their own countrymen, while the growth of Port Royal provided these raiders with a far more profitable and enjoyable place to sell their booty. (40 words)

The Mansells and Wright, all British citizens on holiday and staying at the Morritts Tortuga Club, were wearing seat belts, which in the case of Wright had caused her death when her head was severed by the belt. (38 words)

Less swashbuckling, but not lacking in man-against-the-sea exploits, is Peter Matthiessen's Far Tortuga (1975), which chronicles the adventures of a turtling crew in the late 1960s. (30 words)

Example sentences (13)

It was a fitting song to close out the night, because that’s the best part of Tortuga: waking up the next day and doing it all over again.

Before you drop your cutoffs-clad ass in the sand, check out the set times to maximize your Tortuga experience.

Chris Karns (PL Live), Borahm Lee (Break Science), Daily Bread, Tortuga, Fri., April 20, 10 p.m., $20.

Further reports were that Port-de-Paix, Gros-Morne, the town of Chansolme and the island of Tortuga suffered some of the worst damage and some houses were destroyed.

The Mansells and Wright, all British citizens on holiday and staying at the Morritts Tortuga Club, were wearing seat belts, which in the case of Wright had caused her death when her head was severed by the belt.

In 1974, Baby Doc expropriated the Freeport Tortuga project and this caused the venture to collapse.

In the 1660s, the new French governor of Tortuga, Bertrand d'Ogeron, similarly provided privateering commissions both to his own colonists and to English cutthroats from Port Royal.

Less swashbuckling, but not lacking in man-against-the-sea exploits, is Peter Matthiessen's Far Tortuga (1975), which chronicles the adventures of a turtling crew in the late 1960s.

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The buccaneers' migration from Hispaniola's mainland to the more defensible offshore island of Tortuga limited their resources and accelerated their piratical raids.

The early English governors of Jamaica freely granted letters of marque to Tortuga buccaneers and to their own countrymen, while the growth of Port Royal provided these raiders with a far more profitable and enjoyable place to sell their booty.

The fall of Britain's Stuart kings had restored the traditional enmity between Britain and France, thus ending the profitable collaboration between English Jamaica and French Tortuga.

The growth of buccaneering on Tortuga was augmented by the English capture of Jamaica from Spain in 1655.

The island of Tortuga (Île de la Tortue) is located off the coast of northern Haiti.

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Common combinations with tortuga

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of tortuga 5×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tortuga" in a sentence?
An example: "It was a fitting song to close out the night, because that’s the best part of Tortuga: waking up the next day and doing it all over again." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tortuga" from authentic English texts.
What does "tortuga" mean?
Tortuga means: An island forming part of Haiti.
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